Datang Longya

Chapter 59

Li Shimin read the thunder and explosion scene described by Zhang Wen carefully again, and then put down the letter in his hand:
"If there is such a weapon, then it is definitely more important than the Ba Niu Crossbow. Zhongqing, I know you want to retire, but I'd better leave this matter to you!"

Zhang Zhongqing nodded: "I'm here this time for this purpose. I ask Your Majesty to set up the Jinglei Division, and I will be the leader to manage Jinglei."

"I already know that when I encounter difficult things, you will always share my worries! How about it, do you have any free people in Baiqisi? If not, I will transfer some more for you."

"There are still a few more, and there is nothing to do, I will prepare now."

"There's no need to prepare. The host of the building has to decide the matter of the thunderstorm. When he comes back, you can go to his place and obey his orders! By the way, where is he now?"

Zhang Zhongqing said with a wry smile: "The first time Baiqisi's men set their sights on him and the King of Shu, he realized that the members of Baiqisi who had traveled along multiple routes from the border to Chang'an had never seen their traces again..."

A bunch of idiots from Baiqisi actually want to track down a killer, what a joke!

Leng Feng planned to do experiments on the way back to Chang'an, how could he be stared at by others!

Every time he went to a county town, Leng Feng would buy something, and when he arrived in no man's land, Leng Feng began to make what Zhang Wen called "thunder".

In a valley, Leng Feng ignited his homemade black powder bomb for the first time.

laugh!The fuze was ignited, and Leng Feng immediately pushed Li Ke behind the tree.

boom!
The splashing earth and rocks could be seen from a distance, Li Ke looked at his master like a god, it was amazing!It's just a mixture of several kinds of powder, then stirred into granules with egg white, and finally put into an iron flagon, and it has such power after being ignited!
In comparison, that dust explosion is simply a toy!
It wasn't until the gunpowder smoke cleared that Leng Feng checked the power.

After the jug was fried, a pit with a diameter of one meter and a depth of [-] centimeters was formed. Fragments of the jug and some gravel penetrated deeply into the trunks of the surrounding trees.

No way, the power is still low, it may be because of the impurity of the nitrate, otherwise the power of black gunpowder, which is already in the scope of militarization, would not be so low.

Leng Feng pointed to the stones inlaid on the tree and said to Li Ke: "Gunpowder is a weapon that can cause damage in two ways, one is shock waves and the other is fragments. As a qualified commander, learning how to use it is the first task. Then I Now to test you, how can you use gunpowder?"

Without even thinking about it, Li Ke said: "It is very convenient to attack the city if it is installed on the eight-ox crossbow or on the trebuchet. Much faster!"

Leng Feng was very satisfied with Li Ke's answer, so he patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go! Let's go back to Chang'an. Your emperor father must be waiting impatiently."

……

Li Chengqian specially took Yao Silian to watch the construction process of the academy.

The academy is located on the edge of the Wei River, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the fragrance of birds and flowers are not enough to describe the beautiful environment here.

Originally, the Weishui River was not far from the border with the East Turks, and it was easy to be invaded by war, so no one settled here. (The bridge alliance is a clear lesson!)
But after this campaign, the southern part of the Eastern Turkic land completely became the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so many princes and nobles planned to build a courtyard by the Weihe River. When the summer heat is unbearable, it is a rare enjoyment to come here to escape the summer heat. .

Before Leng Feng left the customs, he threw 100 million guan to Li Chengqian. These days, countless craftsmen are attracted here by the high wages of Tianxialou. The land has been leveled, and the foundation is waiting for the warmer weather.

After all, Yao Silian was getting old, his legs and feet were sore after walking with Li Chengqian for a while, so he could only sit down and rest.

"Hey! Although this place is good, it's still a bit far from Chang'an. I don't know if I can handle it with my legs every day."

Li Chengqian asked for a jug from his personal guard and handed it to Yao Silian respectfully. After Yao Silian drank the wine and calmed down, he said: "Mr.'s family is poor, and he doesn't even have a donkey for transportation. How dare Chengqian let you go every day?" Running around. There will be a lot of small pavilions built next to the Weihe River at that time, and it is said that the benevolent enjoys the mountains, and the wise enjoys the water. Mr. is a rare wise man in the world, and it would be great to live in it.”

Yao Silian hastily waved his hand: "According to what you said before, you are teaching at Tianxia Academy, and the old man and others earn twenty guan a month. This is already a huge advantage. How can I ask for another house!"

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Of course it's not for you. If you take over this house, you will lose your salary for two years."

"It turned out to be a loan, so that's fine!"

After resting enough, Yao Silian continued to climb the slope. Suddenly he found that there were many people clearing land on a large scale by the river not far away, so he asked Li Chengqian: "I think the site of the academy is big enough, why is it still on flat land?" ?”

Li Chengqian explained: "It is different from our academy over there. We are the Tianxia Academy, which teaches knowledge and learns the ways of Confucius and Mencius. Over there is the Tianxia Martial Arts Academy, which teaches the art of war and learns swords, guns and sticks."

Yao Silian nodded: "Having both civil and military skills is the way to strengthen a country. Your Highness, although I am the Prince Xianma, I have never taught His Highness the knowledge of governing the country, nor how to govern. Today we happen to be standing in the military academy. In the middle of the courtyard, I have something to tell His Highness the Crown Prince."

Although Yao Silian only has the title of "Prince Xianma", he is Li Chengqian's teacher on the surface, not to mention he is a well-learned Confucian, and he is qualified to teach anyone.

Li Chengqian hastily cupped his hands: "An orphan must listen attentively."

Pointing to the north, Yao Silian said: "The troubles of the Turks are known even to the common people. Some pedantic veterans keep saying that they need to conquer the people with virtue and the world with morality, and finally reach the state where all nations come to court, and then they can enter the court with swords and guns." Ku, Ma Fang Nanshan, the world is peaceful. Your Highness, what do you think?"

Li Chengqian spat and said, "Fart!"

Yao Silian laughed loudly: "That's right, it's a fart. This time when His Majesty sent troops to conquer the Eastern Turks, many people said that His Majesty was greedy for merit and reckless. I don't think so! The ancients said: Born in sorrow, died in peace. Sincerely not me Deception! Defense against the enemy requires force, and governing the people requires literary talent. If force is weak, foreign enemies will invade, and civil servants will disrupt the law, and the internal people will rebel. Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "Sir, what you mean is that a country needs military force and civil rule at the same time, and the two are indispensable."

Yao Silian sighed and said: "Since ancient times, civil and military competitions have been inevitable. If Your Highness succeeds in the Great Reunification, you must pay attention to the balance between the two."

Li Chengqian bowed respectfully and reached the ground: "Thank you for your teaching, sir!"

　Let me think about whether a chapter of 177146582 words is too short, should I have a chapter of [-] words?Welcome to join the "Datang Dragon Tooth" exchange group, group chat number: [-] or leave a message in the book review area.

　　
　
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